The first Mars rover, the Sojourner, was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Where did it land on Mars?

The Sojourner landed in 1997 in an area called Ares Vallis, a site chosen by NASA engineers for two reasons. First, it seemed like a flat area, safe for landing and travelling. Second, it looked like there might be evidence of an ancient flood in the area, which would have a wide variety of rocks and debris carried to the landing site from the flood.

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